Alert Top Story COLLEGE BASKETBALL | IOWA STATE 3 takeaways from the Iowa State men's win against Baylor: Larry Eustachy's teams honored BEN HUTCHENS Iowa State University beat reporter Jan 4, 2025 Jan 4, 2025 Updated Jan 7, 2025 0 × Iowa State coach TJ Otzelberger discusses No. 3 Iowa State's 74-55 win against No. 25 Baylor Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save AMES — Iowa State guard Milan Momcilovic didn’t say it was the best defensive performance of the season. Instead, he left it at: “Really good.”kA 5:ClQ=ECQmx@H2 $E2E6’D 5676?D6 >256 =:76 >:D6C23=6 7@C E96 q2J=@C q62CD $2EFC52J :? 2 fc\dd H:?]k^AmkA 5:ClQ=ECQm}@] b x@H2 $E2E6 W`a\`[ a\_ q:8 `aX 96=5 }@] ad q2J=@C Wh\c @G6C2==[ `\` q:8 `aX E@ D62D@?\=@HD :? 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Why Domonique Orange coming back is massive for Iowa State football Orange stands 6-foot-4, 325 pounds and is a critical piece of ISU's defensive line. He made 24 tackles and one sack in season, not numbers th…
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3 takeaways from Iowa State's loss to Utah: Cyclones need more bench scoring The Utes defeated Iowa State 75-67, handing the Cyclones their third loss in four games.
Audi Crooks passes Ashley Joens for major Iowa State scoring record Sunday, Crooks, sophomore center, passed the legendary Cyclone forward Joens in the record book during ISU's 75-67 loss to Utah.
Where Iowa State basketball, TJ Otzelberger stand in updated March Madness bracket predictions No. 3 Iowa State (12-1 overall, 2-0 Big 12) is off to an almost-perfect start to the season. The one blemish being a poor second half against …
